Aurora has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to take on the Lexington Minutemen on Tuesday. Aurora will be strutting in after a victory while Lexington will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row, Aurora finally turned things around against Crete on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Cardinals.
Aurora's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Crete between 16 and 18 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Lexington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Hastings by a score of 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Lexington sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-12, 19-25, 25-18.
Aurora's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-18. As for Lexington, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
Aurora was able to grind out a solid win over Lexington in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Aurora since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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